The 1984 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Following the election, the council fell into No overall control, with the Conservatives forming the largest group.
1984 St Albans City and District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 8 | ![]() |
36.4 | 17 | 25 | 43.9 | 22,103 | 41.2 | –6.2 | |
Alliance | 11 | ![]() |
50.0 | 12 | 23 | 40.4 | 22,149 | 41.3 | +8.6 | |
Labour | 2 | ![]() |
9.1 | 5 | 7 | 12.3 | 8,338 | 15.5 | –1.3 | |
Independent | 1 | ![]() |
4.5 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 920 | 1.7 | –1.1 | |
Ecology | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 117 | 0.2 | –0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | B. Rigby | 1,579 | 58.3 | ||
Alliance | J. Hurd | 1,456 | 53.7 | ||
Conservative | D. Evans | 744 | 27.5 | ||
Conservative | M. Dance | 706 | 26.1 | ||
Labour | D. McCarthy | 385 | 14.2 | ||
Labour | C. Leet | 349 | 12.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,709 | 56.4 | |||
Registered electors | 4,804 | ||||
Alliance hold | |||||
Alliance hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | N. Lamb | 852 | 36.3 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | R. Moss | 762 | 32.5 | +0.9 | |
Labour | J. Ramsden* | 733 | 31.2 | –4.4 | |
Majority | 90 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,347 | 46.9 | –8.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,797 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Wheeldon* | 1,191 | 46.2 | +0.6 | |
Alliance | B. Bird | 1,030 | 39.9 | –4.0 | |
Labour | T. Skinner | 359 | 13.9 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 161 | 6.2 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,580 | 58.3 | –2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,426 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | P. Hughes* | 923 | 62.1 | +14.6 | |
Conservative | J. Jeffrey | 457 | 30.7 | –10.9 | |
Labour | N. Ord | 107 | 7.2 | –3.7 | |
Majority | 466 | 31.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,487 | 51.6 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,880 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | R. Donald* | 1,468 | 59.1 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | C. Ellis | 679 | 27.4 | –8.0 | |
Labour | M. Fletcher | 335 | 13.5 | –5.1 | |
Majority | 789 | 31.8 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,482 | 52.4 | –4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,735 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | A. Stevens | 1,218 | 45.5 | +20.1 | |
Conservative | M. Morrell* | 1,213 | 45.4 | +3.6 | |
Labour | T. Morris | 243 | 9.1 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 5 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,674 | 52.3 | –0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,108 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
No Independent candidate as previous (25.0%).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Purkiss | 1,329 | 52.0 | –8.3 | |
Alliance | V. Salter | 825 | 32.3 | +6.6 | |
Labour | D. Crew | 285 | 11.2 | +1.6 | |
Ecology | H. Swailes | 117 | 4.6 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 504 | 19.7 | –14.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,556 | 42.6 | –6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,772 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Martyn | 1,424 | 66.7 | –0.4 | |
Alliance | P. Jones | 491 | 23.0 | –2.1 | |
Labour | K. Griffin | 221 | 7.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 933 | 43.7 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,086 | 42.2 | –6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,060 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Tarry* | 1,333 | 58.7 | –7.3 | |
Alliance | J. Glendinning | 766 | 33.7 | +9.6 | |
Labour | K. Griffin | 171 | 7.5 | –2.4 | |
Majority | 567 | 25.0 | –16.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,270 | 48.3 | –0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,182 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Macmillan* | 1,136 | 60.2 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | J. Kalaher | 751 | 39.8 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 385 | 20.4 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,887 | 34.4 | –10.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,481 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
No Alliance candidate as previous (13.8%).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | P. Halpin | 1,311 | 49.3 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | A. Maclennan | 1,109 | 41.7 | –7.7 | |
Labour | B. York | 241 | 9.1 | –1.9 | |
Majority | 202 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,661 | 54.6 | –3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,872 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Turner* | 1,326 | 49.1 | –8.8 | |
Alliance | A. Rowlands | 1,126 | 41.7 | +10.9 | |
Labour | A. Goodsall | 249 | 9.2 | –2.1 | |
Majority | 200 | 7.4 | –19.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,701 | 52.2 | –3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,117 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | G. Bliss | 1,196 | 55.0 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | R. Scranage* | 767 | 35.3 | –5.4 | |
Labour | M. Rogers | 211 | 9.7 | –2.7 | |
Majority | 429 | 19.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,174 | 51.2 | –3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,245 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S. Bailey* | 920 | 43.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | E. Lee | 881 | 41.4 | –10.7 | |
Labour | R. Dunham | 329 | 15.4 | –0.5 | |
Majority | 39 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,130 | 47.2 | –3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,510 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
No Alliance candidate as previous (32.0%).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Harris | 958 | 45.1 | –1.7 | |
Alliance | G. Heaton | 585 | 27.5 | –0.2 | |
Conservative | M. Ward | 583 | 27.4 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 373 | 17.5 | –1.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,126 | 45.7 | –3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,652 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | S. Walkington | 1,110 | 47.5 | +8.1 | |
Labour | P. Fowler* | 614 | 26.3 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | P. Welch | 614 | 26.3 | –8.6 | |
Majority | 496 | 21.2 | +16.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,338 | 52.7 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,435 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | D. Parry | 1,465 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | A. Newell* | 1,354 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | M. Heap | 1,280 | 40.8 | ||
Alliance | M. Moore | 1,207 | 38.5 | ||
Conservative | G. Russell | 1,195 | 38.1 | ||
Alliance | M. Hutchens | 1,142 | 36.4 | ||
Labour | R. Mitchell | 316 | 10.1 | ||
Labour | J. Churcher | 305 | 9.7 | ||
Labour | S. Noble | 302 | 9.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,134 | 54.9 | |||
Registered electors | 5,709 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Woodsmith | 1,492 | 49.9 | –3.5 | |
Alliance | J. Gunner | 1,220 | 40.8 | +0.4 | |
Labour | S. Page | 278 | 9.3 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 272 | 9.1 | –3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,990 | 57.9 | –4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,163 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | D. Whittaker | 1,179 | 51.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Z. Swire | 913 | 39.6 | –45.4 | |
Labour | J. Brown | 211 | 9.2 | –5.8 | |
Majority | 266 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,303 | 48.5 | –1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,749 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
The 1984 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Following the election, the council fell into No overall control, with the Conservatives forming the largest group.
1984 St Albans City and District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 8 | ![]() |
36.4 | 17 | 25 | 43.9 | 22,103 | 41.2 | –6.2 | |
Alliance | 11 | ![]() |
50.0 | 12 | 23 | 40.4 | 22,149 | 41.3 | +8.6 | |
Labour | 2 | ![]() |
9.1 | 5 | 7 | 12.3 | 8,338 | 15.5 | –1.3 | |
Independent | 1 | ![]() |
4.5 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 920 | 1.7 | –1.1 | |
Ecology | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 117 | 0.2 | –0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | B. Rigby | 1,579 | 58.3 | ||
Alliance | J. Hurd | 1,456 | 53.7 | ||
Conservative | D. Evans | 744 | 27.5 | ||
Conservative | M. Dance | 706 | 26.1 | ||
Labour | D. McCarthy | 385 | 14.2 | ||
Labour | C. Leet | 349 | 12.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,709 | 56.4 | |||
Registered electors | 4,804 | ||||
Alliance hold | |||||
Alliance hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | N. Lamb | 852 | 36.3 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | R. Moss | 762 | 32.5 | +0.9 | |
Labour | J. Ramsden* | 733 | 31.2 | –4.4 | |
Majority | 90 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,347 | 46.9 | –8.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,797 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Wheeldon* | 1,191 | 46.2 | +0.6 | |
Alliance | B. Bird | 1,030 | 39.9 | –4.0 | |
Labour | T. Skinner | 359 | 13.9 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 161 | 6.2 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,580 | 58.3 | –2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,426 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | P. Hughes* | 923 | 62.1 | +14.6 | |
Conservative | J. Jeffrey | 457 | 30.7 | –10.9 | |
Labour | N. Ord | 107 | 7.2 | –3.7 | |
Majority | 466 | 31.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,487 | 51.6 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,880 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | R. Donald* | 1,468 | 59.1 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | C. Ellis | 679 | 27.4 | –8.0 | |
Labour | M. Fletcher | 335 | 13.5 | –5.1 | |
Majority | 789 | 31.8 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,482 | 52.4 | –4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,735 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | A. Stevens | 1,218 | 45.5 | +20.1 | |
Conservative | M. Morrell* | 1,213 | 45.4 | +3.6 | |
Labour | T. Morris | 243 | 9.1 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 5 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,674 | 52.3 | –0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,108 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
No Independent candidate as previous (25.0%).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Purkiss | 1,329 | 52.0 | –8.3 | |
Alliance | V. Salter | 825 | 32.3 | +6.6 | |
Labour | D. Crew | 285 | 11.2 | +1.6 | |
Ecology | H. Swailes | 117 | 4.6 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 504 | 19.7 | –14.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,556 | 42.6 | –6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,772 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Martyn | 1,424 | 66.7 | –0.4 | |
Alliance | P. Jones | 491 | 23.0 | –2.1 | |
Labour | K. Griffin | 221 | 7.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 933 | 43.7 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,086 | 42.2 | –6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,060 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Tarry* | 1,333 | 58.7 | –7.3 | |
Alliance | J. Glendinning | 766 | 33.7 | +9.6 | |
Labour | K. Griffin | 171 | 7.5 | –2.4 | |
Majority | 567 | 25.0 | –16.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,270 | 48.3 | –0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,182 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Macmillan* | 1,136 | 60.2 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | J. Kalaher | 751 | 39.8 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 385 | 20.4 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,887 | 34.4 | –10.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,481 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
No Alliance candidate as previous (13.8%).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | P. Halpin | 1,311 | 49.3 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | A. Maclennan | 1,109 | 41.7 | –7.7 | |
Labour | B. York | 241 | 9.1 | –1.9 | |
Majority | 202 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,661 | 54.6 | –3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,872 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Turner* | 1,326 | 49.1 | –8.8 | |
Alliance | A. Rowlands | 1,126 | 41.7 | +10.9 | |
Labour | A. Goodsall | 249 | 9.2 | –2.1 | |
Majority | 200 | 7.4 | –19.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,701 | 52.2 | –3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,117 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | G. Bliss | 1,196 | 55.0 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | R. Scranage* | 767 | 35.3 | –5.4 | |
Labour | M. Rogers | 211 | 9.7 | –2.7 | |
Majority | 429 | 19.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,174 | 51.2 | –3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,245 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S. Bailey* | 920 | 43.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | E. Lee | 881 | 41.4 | –10.7 | |
Labour | R. Dunham | 329 | 15.4 | –0.5 | |
Majority | 39 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,130 | 47.2 | –3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,510 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
No Alliance candidate as previous (32.0%).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Harris | 958 | 45.1 | –1.7 | |
Alliance | G. Heaton | 585 | 27.5 | –0.2 | |
Conservative | M. Ward | 583 | 27.4 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 373 | 17.5 | –1.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,126 | 45.7 | –3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,652 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | S. Walkington | 1,110 | 47.5 | +8.1 | |
Labour | P. Fowler* | 614 | 26.3 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | P. Welch | 614 | 26.3 | –8.6 | |
Majority | 496 | 21.2 | +16.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,338 | 52.7 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,435 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | D. Parry | 1,465 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | A. Newell* | 1,354 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | M. Heap | 1,280 | 40.8 | ||
Alliance | M. Moore | 1,207 | 38.5 | ||
Conservative | G. Russell | 1,195 | 38.1 | ||
Alliance | M. Hutchens | 1,142 | 36.4 | ||
Labour | R. Mitchell | 316 | 10.1 | ||
Labour | J. Churcher | 305 | 9.7 | ||
Labour | S. Noble | 302 | 9.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,134 | 54.9 | |||
Registered electors | 5,709 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Woodsmith | 1,492 | 49.9 | –3.5 | |
Alliance | J. Gunner | 1,220 | 40.8 | +0.4 | |
Labour | S. Page | 278 | 9.3 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 272 | 9.1 | –3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,990 | 57.9 | –4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,163 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | D. Whittaker | 1,179 | 51.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Z. Swire | 913 | 39.6 | –45.4 | |
Labour | J. Brown | 211 | 9.2 | –5.8 | |
Majority | 266 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,303 | 48.5 | –1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,749 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |